Chapter 65 The Shattered Monster Mask and the Collapsed Dream
The morning sunlight was a bit too bright in the Heaven Dou Grand Arena.
The atmosphere in Shrek Academy's rest area was a hundred times more somber than yesterday's crushing defeat. Because the once pampered but indispensable support-type girl who always followed Oscar was now standing on the opposite side.
Ning Rongrong wore a black and gold combat trench coat, the uniform of Ye Feng's team. The well-tailored coat hugged her budding figure, adding a touch of cold heroism to her originally delicate temperament. She stood beside Ye Feng, her gaze calmly fixed on her former teammates.
"Rongrong! Are you really leaving?" Oscar's eyes were bloodshot, his beard unkempt, making him look like a homeless man. He tried to rush over, but Dai Mubai held him back. "We're the Shrek Seven Devils! We swore to win the championship together!" "Was it Ye Feng who forced you? Did he threaten you with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?"
Ning Rongrong frowned, but before she could speak, Tang San stepped forward. Tang San wasn't wearing a mask, and his expression was sorrowful and serious, as if he stood on a moral high ground. "Ning Rongrong, you can't forget your roots." "Shrek Academy took you in, and your teachers guided you. Now that the academy is facing some difficulties, you switch to a stronger team. What's the difference between that and betrayal?" "Furthermore, Ye Feng is wicked and cruel. Following him will only lead you astray."
"A wicked heart?" A soft laugh rang out. Ye Feng stood in front of Ning Rongrong, toying with a gold soul coin in his hand, its twirling motions between his fingers. "Tang San, is your so-called righteous path really about making a support-type girl wear those humiliating advertising outfits to serve as a foil for your 'hidden weapons'?" "Is your so-called brotherhood about demanding that everyone sacrifice their personal will for your command?"
Ye Feng stepped forward, his gaze fixed on Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang. "Grandmaster, according to the competition rules, during the preliminaries, team members can move between different academies as long as they don't advance to the knockout stage, provided the procedures are followed." "Ning Rongrong has already dropped out of school and is now a formal member of my Glory team." "If you're not satisfied, you can report me to the organizing committee. Or…" Ye Feng's eyes turned cold. "Or fight your way back in the arena. Of course, the prerequisite is that you first have to beat those second-rate teams."
Yu Xiaogang was so angry his face turned pale, and his finger trembled as he pointed at Ning Rongrong: "You're hopeless! You can't be made into anything!" "Ning Rongrong, you've given up your chance to become the strongest crowd control support! You'll regret it!"
Ning Rongrong took a deep breath and peeked out from behind Ye Feng, her eyes more determined than ever before. "Master, I don't regret it." "In Shrek Academy, I was just a 'battery' responsible for buffing people." "But with Ye Feng, I'm a teammate, a part of the strategy." "Oscar, I'm sorry. But I don't want to play that self-indulgent game with you guys anymore."
After saying that, she turned and strode away with Ye Feng. The Shrek Seven Devils were left standing there, utterly devastated. Tang San watched Ning Rongrong's resolute retreating figure, a strong sense of loss welling up inside him. It wasn't just because he had lost a powerful support, but also because he sensed something (luck) was flowing away from him and converging on Ye Feng.
After leaving the rest area, Ye Feng did not take Ning Rongrong to celebrate, but instead threw her directly into the simulated training field.
"Put away your Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda." Ye Feng tossed her a delicate hand crossbow (a mechanical crossbow Ye Feng made himself, not a Tang Sect hidden weapon). "From now on, I won't let you use your soul skills; you can only use this."
"Huh?" Ning Rongrong was stunned. "I'm the support!"
"Who says support characters can't deal damage?" Ye Feng snapped his fingers, activating the surrounding mechanisms and launching countless flying discs. "In my hometown, there's a profession called 'Priest,' but even a Priest can knock someone unconscious with a cross." "Ning Rongrong, I'm going to train your dynamic vision and movement." "Dodge attacks while shooting at moving targets with a crossbow." "If you can't do that, you won't get dinner tonight."
Ning Rongrong gritted her teeth: "I'll practice then!" She began to tumble awkwardly around the field. At first, she fell and bruised herself, failing to hit a single shot. But Ye Feng watched from the sidelines, mocking her: "Too slow." "Left! Are you a pig?" "If you were my enemy, you would have died a hundred times over."
This high pressure didn't break Ning Rongrong; instead, it ignited the fierce determination within her. Three hours later, when she finally managed to accurately shoot and destroy a frisbee while tumbling, Ye Feng tossed her a bottle of water. "Not bad, barely passable rookie." Ning Rongrong took the water, disregarding her pampered princess image, and gulped it down, a bright smile spreading across her face. This recognition, earned through her own hard work, was more genuine than a hundred roses from Oscar.
The qualifiers continued. In this round, Team Glory faced off against Team Canghui Academy.
The leader of Canghui Academy, Shi Nian, was a sinister old man. He looked at Ye Feng, his eyes flashing with greed and murderous intent. "Ye Feng... you've ruined Canghui's reputation. Today, I'll turn you into an idiot."
On the arena, the seven members of Canghui entered. Unlike other teams, they didn't form a battle formation; instead, they formed a circle. "Both teams, activate your Martial Souls!"
The seven members of Canghui simultaneously raised their gemstone martial souls. Seven colors of light shot into the sky, instantly merging together. "Seven-in-One Fusion Technique—Seven Asura Illusion!"
In an instant, the arena was shrouded in a seven-colored mist. A gasp rippled through the audience, for they could no longer see what was happening on the stage. Ye Feng and the others, at the center of the mist, felt their surroundings change drastically. It was no longer a battle arena, but a hellish landscape of carnage, with howling demons and the most terrifying images beginning to surface in their minds.
Shui Bing'er's face turned pale: "It's a mental attack! Everyone be careful, guard your minds!" Zhu Zhuqing also frowned, as if a nightmare of being hunted down by her family was playing out before her eyes. Ning Rongrong was even more terrified, trembling with fear, seeing an illusion of her sect being destroyed.
Only Ye Feng stood in the center of the mist, showing no fear whatsoever; instead, he... yawned. "That's it?" "A texture error? Or is the graphics card fried?" As a transmigrator with two lifetimes of experience, and with the system's spiritual support, his soul strength was comparable to Contra. This level of illusion seemed to him like a poorly made VR game.
Captain Canghui's voice echoed through the mist, sounding sinister and terrifying: "Ye Feng, in our Asura Illusion, we are gods! You will see what you fear most, and then your mind will collapse in terror!"
"What are you most afraid of?" Ye Feng scratched his head. "What I'm most afraid of... is probably internet cafes that are shut down." "Since you guys like playing virtual reality so much, I'll add some 'spice' for you."
The Myriad Manifestations Umbrella in Ye Feng's hand suddenly disintegrated. "Mechanic Form - Mechanical Airdrop".
However, instead of releasing the robots to attack the physical world, he used his mental power to implant the "logic code" of these mechanical creations into the unstable magnetic field of the illusion. In the mental perception of the seven members of the Canghui group, countless... small red dots suddenly appeared in the illusion that was originally under their control.
"What's that?" Captain Cang Hui was taken aback. Then, the red dots began to replicate frantically. Beep beep beep beep! That was the sound of a time bomb counting down.
Ye Feng's voice boomed like a demon god within the illusion: "You've constructed a closed server (illusion)." "Unfortunately, your CPU (brain) computing power is too low." "Since it's a data stream, then try this—Data Torrent: Infinite Explosion!"
"Mechanical detonation!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! A violent explosion occurred inside the illusion. This explosion was not physical, but a mental "overload." The seven members of Canghui felt as if tens of thousands of exploding mechanical beings had suddenly been crammed into their minds, and the massive flow of information instantly overwhelmed their mental defenses.
"Aaaaaahh ...
The seven members of Canghui Academy collapsed to the ground, convulsing, blood gushing from their mouths and noses, their eyes rolling back in their heads. Ye Feng, however, remained standing, his Thousand Chance Umbrella open as if it had merely shielded them from a minor rain. He looked at the convulsing group on the ground and coldly said, "Those who manipulate the mind will ultimately be devoured by it." "This move is called—System Crash."
On the stands, Shi Nian suddenly stood up, his face deathly pale. "They're ruined...all ruined!" He could feel that the mental seas of these seven disciples had turned into a complete mess; even if they woke up, they would all be idiots. "Ye Feng!!! You're so ruthless!"
Shrek Academy's rest area. The teacup in Grandmaster's hand fell to the ground and shattered. "Backlash? How is that possible? How could the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique be backlashed so thoroughly?" "Just how strong is his mental power?" Tang San felt a chill run down his spine. While the Purple Demon Eye could see through illusions, it could never destroy an opponent's spirit in reverse. Ye Feng's methods had already surpassed the scope of a Soul Master.
The match ended. The referee, trembling, announced the victory of Team Glory. Ye Feng led the still-shaken Shui Bing'er and the others off the stage. As he passed Shi Nian, Ye Feng paused slightly and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Old dog, want revenge?" "Tonight, I'll be waiting for you in the grove outside the city." "Remember, bring your coffin money."
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